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Read what @seed04 has shared while building in public.

Taylor Hughes

Taylor Hughes

@seed04

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replying to every early user manually

For the first ninety days, every signup triggered a personal email from me—not automated, templated but customized with one detail from their profile or signup source. Reply rate was around 40%. Those conversations surfaced bugs, positioning gaps, and two small features that became our moat. Users who got a reply act…

What workedSep 12, 2026
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